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USMRA Mine Disaster Database Search all coal and metal and nonmetal mine disasters where 5 or more miners were killed since 1839.  Also contains information on hundreds of successful mine rescues and incidents of rescuer death. CDC/NIOSH Mine Disaster Table   Table listing of all mining disasters with 5 or more fatalities since 1839. Coal Fatalities Since 1900   Table listing total fatalities and employment at coal mines since 1900. Metal & Nonmetal Fatalities Since 1900   Table listing total fatalities and employment at metal and nonmetal mines since 1900. Calendar of Mine Disaster Anniversaries Commemorating mine disasters where 10 or more miners were killed. MSHA s Fatality Archive Database   This searchable database was created by the library as an index to its collection of fatality reports located in the Accident Investigation File Archives of the Technical Information Center and Library at the National Mine Health and Safety Academy. Please Note: The link to the "MSHA Fatality Report Collection" on this linked page may or may not work as intended.  MSHA has been notified and they're working on it.  Until they have the error corrected, you can connect with the database interface here.  Click on Filters, scroll down, and enter your target accident date in mm/dd/yyyy format. Nationwide Accident File Collection Nationwide Fatality File Collection Bureau of Mines Bulletin 586    (136 Mb)  Alert: Very Large File Historical Summary of Coal-Mine Explosions in the United States, 1810-1958 Bureau of Mines Bulletin 616      (24.9 Mb) Historical Documentation of Major Coal-Mine Disasters in the United States Not Classified As Explosions of Gas or Dust: 1846-1962 Bureau of Mines Information Circular 7279      (1.7 Mb) Loss of Life Among Wearers of Oxygen Breathing Apparatus (April 1944) Bureau of Mines Information Circular 7943      (2.6 Mb) Loss of Life Among Wearers of Oxygen Breathing Apparatus (Revised 1959) Bureau of Mines Information Circular 7493      (1.4 Mb) Major Disasters at Metal and Nonmetal Mines and Quarries in the United States Bureau of Mines Information Circular 8909      (2.9 Mb) Historical Summary of Coal Mine Explosions in the United States, 1959-1981 Bureau of Mines Annual Report   Years included: 1910/1911-1918/1919, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1916-1917, 1917-1918, 1919/1920-1931/1932, 1922-1923, 1923-1924, 1924-1925, 1931 Google Books - Bureau of Mines Annual Report   Historic Marker Database   An illustrated searchable online catalog of historical information viewed through the filter of roadside and other permanent outdoor markers, monuments, and plaques.
Alabama	View All Alabama Disasters
Alabama Mining Fatalities     Alphabetical digest of Alabama mining fatalities from 1891-1999. Alabama Mining Fatalities     Alphabetical digest of Alabama mining fatalities for the years 1891, 1895-1902, 1905-1907, 1909-1950.
Alaska	View All Alaska Disasters
Alaska Mine Accident Index   Years covered: 1911-13, 1915-16, 1918-20, 1922-23, 1927-36, 1955-57, 1959
Arizona	View All Arizona Disasters
Short History of Mine Accidents and Fatalities: 1912 through 1930   Arizona Mining Accidents 1904-1998     Alphabetical digest of Arizona mining fatalities from 1904-1998. Arizona Mine Accident Index   Years covered: 1912-1929
Arkansas	View All Arkansas Disasters
Arkansas Mining Fatalities     Alphabetical digest of mining fatalities for various years for the states of California, Arkansas, Minnesota, South Carolina, and Wisconsin.
California	View All California Disasters
California Mining Fatalities     Alphabetical digest of mining fatalities for various years for the states of California, Arkansas, Minnesota, South Carolina, and Wisconsin.
Colorado	View All Colorado Disasters
Bureau of Mines, State of Colorado Annual and Biennial Reports Reports from 1893 to 1965 include information on mine accidents and safety programs Bulletins (full text) 1896 - 1920 History of Colorado Avalanche Accidents      The combination of snow and mountains, and man s pursuit of economic development have sometimes resulted in deadly consequences for those who live, work, and recreate in Colorado s mountains.  From the beginning of the Colorado gold rush in 1859 to the winter of 2006 avalanches killed 693 people. Colorado Mine Accident Index (Non-Fatal)   Years covered: 1883-1900 Colorado Mining Fatalities     Alphabetical digest of Colorado mining fatalities from 1884-1981. Colorado Mining Fatalities     Alphabetical digest of Colorado mining fatalities from 1884-1981.  Different format than the file above. Pre-1963 Colorado Mining Fatalities     Alphabetical digest of Colorado mining fatalities prior to 1963. 1921 Colorado Coal Mine Fatalities   Colorado State Publications Library The Colorado State Publications Library provides free permanent public access to Colorado state government documents.

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Idaho	View All Idaho Disasters
Idaho Mine Accident Index   Years covered: varies
Illinois	View All Illinois Disasters
1917 Illinois Coal Mining Fatalities     Alphabetical list of Illinois coal mining fatalities for 1917. Illinois Mining Accidents 1883-1971     Alphabetical digest of Illinois mining fatalities from 1883-1971. Illinois Mine Accident Index, A-K     Alphabetical digest of Illinois mining fatalities Year covered: 1889, 1891, 1893-1948 (fatal); 1889, 1891, 1893-1925 (non-fatal) Illinois Mine Accident Index, L-Z     Alphabetical digest of Illinois mining fatalities Year covered: 1889, 1891, 1893-1948 (fatal); 1889, 1891, 1893-1925 (non-fatal)
Indiana	View All Indiana Disasters
Indiana Mining Accidents 1878-1961     Alphabetical digest of Indiana mining fatalities from 1878-1961. Indiana Mine Accident Index     Year covered: 1891, 1893-1915
Iowa	View All Iowa Disasters
Iowa Mining Accidents 1883-1921     Alphabetical digest of Iowa mining fatalities from 1883-1921. Iowa Mining Accidents 1886-1922 (updated)      Alphabetical digest of Iowa mining fatalities from 1886-1922. Iowa Mining Accidents Pre 1960     Alphabetical digest of Iowa mining fatalities prior to 1960.
Kansas	View All Kansas Disasters
Kansas Mine Accident Index     Years covered: 1884-85, 1887, 1890-91, 1893-97, 1899-Jun 1910, Jul 1911-16, 1920-56 (non-fatal through 1933) 1916 Kansas Report on Coal Mine Accidents     During the calendar year 1916 fifty-four fatal accidents occurred in the Kansas coal mines, six of which are included in this report, which were not reported as fatalities in former years.
Kentucky	View All Kentucky Disasters
Kentucky Mining Accidents, 1864-2006   Alphabetical digest of Kentucky mining fatalities from 1864-2006. Kentucky Mining Accidents   Alphabetical digest of Kentucky mining fatalities.  Years covered: 1887-1915, 1920, 1923, 1925-26; Harlan County fatalities through 2006.  Only fatalities after 1911.
Louisiana View All Louisiana Disasters
Maryland View All Maryland Disasters Maryland Mining Accidents     Alphabetical digest of Maryland mining fatalities for the years 1887, 1879-1881, 1883, 1887, 1892-1893, 1897, 1902-1950; non-fatal accidents for 1902-1940. Maryland Bureau of Mines Annual Reports   Michigan View All Michigan Disasters Michigan Mining Accidents     Alphabetical digest of Michigan mining fatalities.  Years covered: 1869-2006 (primarily Houghton County), 1885-1963 (primarily Gogebic County). Minnesota View All Minnesota Disasters Minnesota Mining Fatalities     Alphabetical digest of mining fatalities for various years for the states of California, Arkansas, Minnesota, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. Mississippi View All Mississippi Disasters Missouri View All Missouri Disasters Missouri Mining Accidents 1871-1971     Alphabetical digest of Missouri mining fatalities from 1871-1971. Missouri Mining Accidents 1891-1918     Alphabetical digest of Missouri mining fatalities from 1891-1918. Montana View All Montana Disasters Montana Mining Accidents     Alphabetical digest of Montana mining fatalities from 1881-1943. Montana Mine Accident Index     Years covered: 1889-95, 1897-98, 1900-02, 1905-14 Nevada View All Nevada Disasters Nevada Mining Accidents 1869-1944     Alphabetical digest of Nevada mining fatalities from 1869-1944. Nevada Mine Accident Index     Years covered: 1869, 1909-1944 New Jersey View All New Jersey Disasters New Mexico View All New Mexico Disasters New Mexico Mining Accidents 1924-1967     Alphabetical digest of New Mexico mining fatalities from 1924-1967. New Mexico Mining Accidents     Alphabetical digest of New Mexico mining fatalities for the years 1924-35, 1937, 1939-1941, 1943, 1949-1967. New York View All New York Disasters North Carolina View All North Carolina Disasters North Dakota North Dakota Mine Accident Index     Years covered: 1936-40, 1944, 1949-68 June Ohio View All Ohio Disasters Ohio Mining Fatalities 1874-1944     Alphabetical digest of Ohio mining fatalities from 1874-1944. Ohio Mining Fatalities     Alphabetical digest of Ohio mining fatalities.  Years covered: 1874-77, 1880, 1882-89, 1891-1914; 1874, 1882-83, 1914 fatalities only. Oklahoma View All Oklahoma Disasters Oklahoma Mining Accidents 1892-1930     Alphabetical digest of Oklahoma mining fatalities from 1892-1930. Oregon View All Oregon Disasters Pennsylvania View All Pennsylvania Disasters Anthracite Mine Accident Victims 1899-1932     Great genealogy resource!  These files contain alphabetical listings of all fatal and nonfatal accident victims in Anthracite mining from 1899-1932. 1899 - 1913  (5.4 Mb) 1914 - 1923  (5.8 Mb) 1924 - 1932  (7.6 Mb) Pennsylvania Mine Accidents     Years covered: 1869 (Avondale, Schuylkill counties); 1870-1882 (anthracite); 1883-1972 (anthracite, bituminous); nonfatal through 1940. Index A-E  (4.0 Mb) Index F-Li  (4.0 Mb) Index Lj-Rn  (3.9 Mb) Index Ro-Zz  (4.0 Mb) Index Aa-Zz  (All-in-1)  (15.3 Mb) Pennsylvania Bituminous Mining Accidents   Alphabetical digest of bituminous Pennsylvania mining fatalities for the following years: 1907-1917  (4.7 Mb) 1925-1932  (5.6 Mb) 1933-1972  (7.0 Mb) Pennsylvania Annual Report on Mining   A well intentioned project undertaken years ago by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Mining and Reclamation.  Unfortunately it never completed and as a result, there are gaps in the available reports.  That which is available might be helpful though.  Links are also provided to libraries in Pennsylvania where more information can be obtained. Pennsylvania Annual Report of Mines by Year: 1870-1979   Published since the 1870s this report contains production statistics, mine names, locations, owner information, and accident statistics. Pennsylvania State Archives: 1899-1972   Provides links to PDF versions of Pennsylvania coal mine accident registers, providing documentation on mining accidents for the commonwealth's anthracite and bituminous coal districts for the years 1899-1972. South Carolina View All South Carolina Disasters South Carolina Mining Fatalities     Alphabetical digest of mining fatalities for various years for the states of California, Arkansas, Minnesota, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. South Dakota View All South Dakota Disasters South Dakota Mining Accidents 1877-1944     Alphabetical digest of South Dakota mining fatalities from 1877-1944. South Dakota Mining Accidents     Alphabetical digest of South Dakota mining fatalities.  Years covered: 1891-94, 1897-99, 1902-24 Tennessee View All Tennessee Disasters Tennessee Mining Accidents 1887-1930     Alphabetical digest of Tennessee mining fatalities from 1877-1930. Tennessee Mining Accidents     Alphabetical digest of Tennessee mining fatalities.  Years covered: 1899-1914, 1919-28, 1930 Texas View All Texas Disasters Utah View All Utah Disasters Utah Mining Accidents 1872-2006     Alphabetical digest of Utah mining fatalities from 1872-2006. Utah Mining Accidents     Years covered: 1896, 1899-1905, 1907-1916 (non-fatal); 1896-2000 (fatal) Carbon County Mine Fatalities The following information is a collection of obituaries, newspaper articles, mine reports and other documents that were collected during the research process while gathering names for the Miner Memorial.  In order for a miner to have his name on the memorial he had to have died in a coal mine accident or from injuries received in a coal mine accident in Carbon County.  Currently there are 1,350 miners listed on the memorial with two additional names to be added. Miners' Memorial Documentation   Miners' Memorial Alphabetical List of Miners Killed   Vermont View All Vermont Disasters Virginia View All Virginia Disasters Virginia Mine Fatalities     Years covered: 1854-1967 Washington View All Washington Disasters Washington Mining     Alphabetical digest of Washington mining fatalities. Washington Mining Fatalities     Alphabetical digest of Washington mining fatalities from 1885-1960. West Virginia View All West Virginia Disasters Fatal West Virginia Mining Accidents and Investigative Reports   Provides abstracts of mine accidents in West Virginia since 1997.  Investigation reports are available for later years. West Virginia Mining Fatalities     Alphabetical digest of West Virginia mining fatalities from 1883-1986. West Virginia Mining Fatalities     Alphabetical digest of West Virginia mining accidents for 1883, 1997-88, 1890-1925; Raleigh County 1891-2000; only fatalities past 1917. Wisconsin View All Wisconsin Disasters Mining Disasters in Southwest Wisconsin     A salute to Wisconsin miners, mostly gone yet they remain emblazoned on our state flag.  They helped to build our state and they will forever be a part of the history of our area, for they took a frontier and turned it into a state. Wisconsin Mining Fatalities     Alphabetical digest of mining fatalities for various years for the states of California, Arkansas, Minnesota, South Carolina, and Wisconsin. Wyoming View All Wyoming Disasters Wyoming Mining Accidents 1869-1973     Wyoming Mine Accident Index     Years covered: 1897/98, 1910/11, 1913, 1923, 1936, 1939-56, 1958-73; 1972-73 fatalities only.

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